University Archives and Records Management

The archives relies on donors for generous contributions of photographs, artifacts, manuscripts, archival papers, rare books, and funds to help support and advance its mission to offer valuable materials to students and scholars. Donors often also make a financial contribution that assists the department in processing donations. Emeriti and current faculty members, members of the university community, and alumni provide assistance in identifying potential donors.

View the Collection Development Policy on the University Library Website.

Records without permanent retention periods may be deaccessioned/ permanently removed if the University Archivist determines they are no longer of enduring value, are duplicative of other records in the archives, or are available in another format. The archivist may choose to contact the office of origin to determine if the deaccessioned records should be returned or destroyed, but this is not required.